Education Level??

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No official chart exists that I know of, however if you see my old post here, I've put the MS certs under the relevant levels (I did miss the MCSA which is level 3). I've also put reference links at the bottom to show that they have come from educational establishment and not just my opinion.

-Ken

 

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Yeah, very vague... Considering that the MCDST is a level 2 qual (and that comprises of 2 "MCP" exams).

-Ken

 

There's been a change.

CIW has been mapped by the SQA to level 7, which in turn maps to level 4/5 of the NQF.

Hope this helps

-Ken

 

Well, yes, sort of... The CIW was mapped to the Scottish NQF (or the SQF). The map to the UK NQF (or QCA) is based on the mapping of the SQF to the NQF.

Another thing to consider, just because 2 things sit on the same level doesn't mean that both quals are equal, for example:

The HNC, HND and foundation degree. All 3 sit on the same level , but the HND & Foundation degree are both higher than the HNC.

The NVQ 3 and A level's. Both sit at level 3 of the NQF, but the NVQ 3 is worth at least (in some case more than) 2 A Levels.

-Ken

 

See here for the latest document, which includes the NQF. Just a quick reminder though:

That means NVQ level 4 maps to NQF levels 4-6, which in turns maps to HNC-BSc/BA level on the FHEQ and NVQ level 5 maps to NQF levels 7 & 8, that in turn maps to MSc/MA level on the FHEQ.

-Ken

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The info was out of date, rather than incorrect flat out.

Pre-Jan 2006 there was only 5 levels of the NQF. The FHEQ individually mapped the different HE qualifications (Certs of HE all the way up to Doctorates), however until the NQF was ratified in 2006 the Cert of HE up to BSc(Hons) were equivalent to FE NQF level 4 and the Masters/Doctorate was equivalent to FE NQF level 5. Thankfully after the ratification of the NQF in 2006, they added more levels and separated the equivalence between the 2 systems.

The only recognised qualifications now that are still using the pre-Jan 2006 NQF are the NVQ's, hence why a NVQ 4 is equivalent to a degree, while another FE qual at level 4 isn't.

-Ken

FE = Further Education
HE = Higher Education

 

No CIW has not been assessed against the NQF (this is the educational framework for England), however it has been assessed against the SQA (which is education level in Scotland).

Above is the reply from CIW (see previous post).

As scotish qualifications are accepted in England, and vice versa, I can't see a reason why you can't use the CIW material. However the educational institute you work at will have final say in the matter.

-ken